OBITUARIES

Tommy Meek

Tommy Meek

March 15, 2008

Southaven - TOMMY C. MEEK, 84, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his residence in Southaven. A native of the Jerico Community, he was born November 17, 1923 to the late Tyson Claude and Callie Bell Meek. He was retired E-9 with the United States Navy after 25 years of service. He served in World War II and the Korean...

Tommy C. Meek

Tommy C. Meek

March 15, 2008

Southaven - TOMMY C. MEEK, 84, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at his residence in Southaven. A native of the Jerico Community, he was born November 17, 1923 to the late Tyson Claude and Callie Bell Meek. He was retired E-9 with the United States Navy after 25 years of service. He served in World War II and the Korean...

Larry McKissick

Larry McKissick

March 14, 2008

TUPELO - Larry "Alfalfa" McKissick, 59, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at his Tupelo residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Nettleton, he was a retired driver of 17 years with Action Transport of Tupelo and a Baptist. A Vietnam veteran of 91-2 years in the U.S. Navy, he was a flight engineer on the U.S.S. Roosevelt and the U.S.S....

Jess L. Mark, I I I

Jess L. Mark, I I I

March 14, 2008

JESS L. MARK Tupelo--Jess L. Mark, III, 65, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. He was born in Dallas, Texas on November 19, 1942, to Jess L. Mark, Jr. and Louisa Murrell Mark. He lived his early years in Galveston, Texas and then in Alvin, Texas. He was a...

Jess Mark

Jess Mark

March 14, 2008

JESS L. MARK Tupelo--Jess L. Mark, III, 65, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. He was born in Dallas, Texas on November 19, 1942, to Jess L. Mark, Jr. and Louisa Murrell Mark. He lived his early years in Galveston, Texas and then in Alvin, Texas. He was a...

Travis Gray

Travis Gray

March 13, 2008

Ballardsville " THOMAS TRAVIS GRAY, 65, died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson after an extended illness. A native of Lee County, he was born April 7, 1942 to Evelyn Taylor Gray and the late James E. Gray. A graduate of Mooreville High School, he then attended Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi. He...

Charles Edwards

Charles Edwards

March 12, 2008

Asheboro, N.C. - CHARLES O'RUBEL EDWARDS, 82, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro, N.C. after a brief illness. A Nettleton native, he was born April 7, 1925 to the late James Monroe and Zelma Cooper Edwards. He served in the Army Air Corp from 1943 until 1946 with an honorable discharge, serving in World War II....

Herbert Grayson

Herbert Grayson

March 12, 2008

Saltillo - HERBERT C. HERB GRAYSON, 68, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native of Cynthiana, Kentucky, he was born February 19, 1940 to the late Leslie L. and Lettie Bruin Grayson. He grew up in Foley, Ala where he graduated from Foley High School. He had lived in Saltillo...

Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson

March 11, 2008

Tupelo - CHARLES JUNIOR ROBINSON, 62, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Memphis V.A. Medical Center after an extended illness. A Booneville native, he was born November 12, 1945 to the late Carl B. and Katie A. McDonald Robinson. He attended Mooreville High School. He was reitred from the U.S. Navy after 24 years of service. He was an...

Inelle Hurt

Inelle Hurt

March 9, 2008

Tupelo, Miss. - INELLE HURT, 87, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. She was born May 4, 1920, in Bethel S.C. to the late George and Bertha Finch Broadway. She grew up in Sumter, S.C. where she graduated high school. She earned a degree in home economics from Winthrop...

Inelle B. Hurt

Inelle B. Hurt

March 9, 2008

Tupelo, Miss. - INELLE HURT, 87, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after an extended illness. She was born May 4, 1920, in Bethel S.C. to the late George and Bertha Finch Broadway. She grew up in Sumter, S.C. where she graduated high school. She earned a degree in home economics from Winthrop...

Joseph Kellum

Joseph Kellum

March 7, 2008

Tupelo - DR. JOSEPH LESLIE KELLUM, SR., 83, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born July 1, 1924, in Palo Alto, Calif. to the late Henry Jackson and Lena Spence Kellum. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to The University of Mississippi where he graduated...

Dr Joseph Kellum

Dr Joseph Kellum

March 7, 2008

Tupelo - DR. JOSEPH LESLIE KELLUM, SR., 83, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born July 1, 1924, in Palo Alto, Calif. to the late Henry Jackson and Lena Spence Kellum. A graduate of Tupelo High School, he then went on to The University of Mississippi where he graduated...

Jack Ellis

Jack Ellis

March 4, 2008

Tupelo - HENRY JACK ELLIS, 76, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at his residence after an extended illness. A Shannon native, he was born March 15, 1931 to the late Henry and Mayme Lee Long Ellis. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He and his wife Kathryn, were longtime partners and owners of Ellis Upholstery. He...

Virginia Gibson

Virginia Gibson

March 3, 2008

Tupelo - Virginia Vinson Granny Gibson, 73, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born March 23, 1934 to Otis Clayton Vinson and the late Roy Lee Vinson. She was raised in Tupelo and was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in her life, she...

Brenda Smith

Brenda Smith

March 3, 2008

Mooreville - BRENDA LOUISE SMITH, 60, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at Community Hospice after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born December 25, 1947 to Mable Virginia Walker Pannell and the late Eulon Rowoll Pannell. She was a beloved mother and grandmother who enjoyed gardening and had a great love of animals. She enjoyed bingo and spoiling...

Virginia V. Gibson

Virginia V. Gibson

March 3, 2008

Tupelo - Virginia Vinson Granny Gibson, 73, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at The North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, she was born March 23, 1934 to Otis Clayton Vinson and the late Roy Lee Vinson. She was raised in Tupelo and was a 1952 graduate of Tupelo High School. Earlier in her life, she...

Joyce Carter

Joyce Carter

March 2, 2008

Saltillo - JOYCE ANGELIQUE CARTER, 39, died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at her sisters residence after a brief illness. A Tupelo native, she was born March 18, 1968 to Brenda Joyce Ellis Carter and the late Gerald Ray Carter. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at The Saltillo Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Rev. Bobby Holland officiating. Burial will be...

Willie D.

Willie D.

February 27, 2008

PalmettoWillie D. Billy Pannell, Jr., 72, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at his residence in the Palmetto community after an extended illness. A Blue Springs native, he was born May 22, 1935 to the late Willie and Orelia Lessell Pannell. He was retired from Jessco where he worked as a mechanic and a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. He...

Willie D. " Billy " Pannell, J

Willie D. " Billy " Pannell, J

February 27, 2008

PalmettoWillie D. Billy Pannell, Jr., 72, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at his residence in the Palmetto community after an extended illness. A Blue Springs native, he was born May 22, 1935 to the late Willie and Orelia Lessell Pannell. He was retired from Jessco where he worked as a mechanic and a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. He...